The Lazy Days of Summer...

are OVER at our house! Seriously, when did August happen? Last week Jackson started back into therapy and Summer school, all four boys are "doing" swimming lessons (in quotes because you know on any given day one of them is too tired, too cold, too hungry, too naughty, too something to stay in the pool and participate), my sister came back after being gone (far too long) on a mission trip to Africa, and I started participating in some mommy and me fitness classes. Yes, that means that we are in the car before 9:00am and not out until after 1:30pm on some days.

I have been very quickly reminded why I was so eager to give up my taxi job and take on the home with five kiddos all day Summer job! Except now I'm ready to take on the mom of five children going to school job so we can stop screaming, bickering, hitting, teasing, driving me insane the run out of things to do vibe that is all the rage at our house!

July brought our 11th wedding anniversary AND my 32 birthday...yes, I did just admit that! I also got braces...are you tired of looking at my teeth yet? This is round three!!! Woohoo! I had them once in junior high and then again the year before I got married. They weren't quite ready to come off but come off they did. And I probably don't need to explain that I haven't had the time in the past 10 years to fix them AGAIN. 10 months or so from now the pearly whites will be all straight...hopefully!

About Campbell Knievel...she won't stop climbing on ev.er.y.thing!




I would have about 27 more pictures to share of her climbing adventures except my hands are full saving her life catching her. It must be genetic...




And speaking of genes...